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'''Mark Sanford''' (born 1960) is a former [[Republican]] Governor of [[South Carolina]] and [[2020 presidential election]] candidate. A wealthy plantation owner from Florida, he was a real estate speculator in New York City before moving to Charleston in 1992.  He was elected to Congress in 1994 and re-elected twice. He was elected governor in 2002 and reelected in 2006 in campaign managed by his wife. He gets along poorly with the Republican legislature, which overrode 95% of his hundreds of vetoes and for six years has rejected all his major proposals. New York bond agencies lowered the state's bond rating because of the state's inability to come to terms on the budget. Sanford insists his highest priority is paying off the state's bondholders, while Republicans want economic growth and more jobs. Nevertheless, Sanford made a rhetorical appeal to conservatives and had himself touted as a possible running mate for [[John McCain]] in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. He once had a reputation as an outspoken conservative, but now he is primarily the butt of jokes and ridicule. He is married with four sons, but his wife has separated after his notorious love affairs.   

'''Mark Sanford''' (born 1960) is a former [[Republican]] Governor of [[South Carolina]] and [[2020 presidential election]] candidate. A wealthy plantation owner from Florida, he was a real estate speculator in New York City before moving to Charleston in 1992.  He was elected to Congress in 1994 and re-elected twice. He was elected governor in 2002 and reelected in 2006 in campaign managed by his wife. He gets along poorly with the Republican legislature, which overrode 95% of his hundreds of vetoes and for six years has rejected all his major proposals. New York bond agencies lowered the state's bond rating because of the state's inability to come to terms on the budget. Sanford insists his highest priority is paying off the state's bondholders, while Republicans want economic growth and more jobs. Nevertheless, Sanford made a rhetorical appeal to conservatives and had himself touted as a possible running mate for [[John McCain]] in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. He once had a reputation as an outspoken conservative, but now he is primarily the butt of jokes and ridicule. He is married with four sons, but his wife has separated after his notorious love affairs.   

His political career has ended, with Republicans and conservatives demanding his resignation as the ethnic inquiry and impeachment process move forward, leaving only the question of how much longer he will bedevil the state of South Carolina.<ref>https://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/05/22/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-mark-sanford.html</ref>

His political career should have ended, with Republicans and conservatives demanding his resignation as the ethnic inquiry and impeachment process move forward. However, he ran for the [[House of Representatives]] in South Carolina's 1st congressional district and won in 2012 before losing in the Republican Party primaries in 2018. This leaves only the question of how much longer he will bedevil the state of South Carolina.<ref>https://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/05/22/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-mark-sanford.html</ref>

Sanford announced his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election on September 8, 2019.<ref>Multiple references:

Sanford announced his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election on September 8, 2019.<ref>Multiple references: